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Introduction: In general population women seems to have greater arterial stiffness and central blood pressure(BP), measured by augmentation index (AIx), than men, but in hypertension this condition is poorly studied. Objectives: To evaluate differences of central BP and arterial stiffness between men and women with arterial hypertension and the influence of postmenopausal status. Methods: We studied 128 subjects with stage 1–3 arterial hypertension, mean age 51.1±11 years, 48% males, BP = 141±24/87±13 mmHg, hypertension duration 10.1±8 years. Noninvasive central aortic BP and wave form characteristics (Alx and AIx corrected by heart rate of 75 bpm – Alx75) were synthesized from radial arterial pressure waves (applanation tonometry) by SphygmoCor®. Brachial BP was obtained by an automatic device(OMRON®). Results: Brachial systolic BP was higher (145±26 vs. 136±20 mmHg, p=0.04) and, weight (76.2±14 vs. 86.4±13.2, p |
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